Early Out – For clarification purposes, I have a slight nitpick. Said nitpick shall in no way be construed as an indication of my views on media bias:
The word bold-faced is appropriate as used by ReadNeck. In this case it means “bold in manner or conduct” – which is one of the accepted definitions according to Webster’s. Only the spelling (without a hyphen) was incorrect. Bald-faced and bare-faced are also acceptable.
I haven’t checked on bad-assed yet…Do I need to?
BTW, the first “piece of journalism” sounds like a press release to me.
Now there’s a thoroughly unpleasant thought. I’d rather have weasels rip my flesh.
You’re welcome. Hope it sinks in.
jackelope, what Dead Badger said. And please re-read the piece; note that Crawford’s words (the guy who wrote it) are about as content neutral as they come:
Other than “contentious,” I can’t imagine a more cut-and-dried recitation of bland facts. In contrast, your Hitler example is of rather a different character, as it contains an opinion about the necessity for Hitler’s actions, and an opinion about their success. Different kettle of fish.
The only judgmental remarks in Crawford’s piece, on the other hand, are simply quotes from Olpadwala (and those remarks make me question his or her fitness for the job!).
Zoe, it appears you’re right about “bold-faced;” it sounds funny to my ears, but is technically correct.
Early Out and Dead Badger, I should have been clearer in my first post. When I announced myself as a “professional journalist,” I meant to say “drunk professional journalist.” I guess I figured it goes without saying.
Anyway, I saw the news.cornell.edu link and figured it was the student paper, but it didn’t occur to me that it was a press release, which on sober reflection (ha ha) it clearly is.
Spoken like a gentleman, jackelope. At least you were having a good time!
Sorry I can’t say the same for this, from our dear friend:
Yet another swing and a miss. This escaped my notice the first time around, probably because it’s so far off the mark. “Lard assed?” I’m 6’2" tall, 175 lbs. I hit the gym 4 or 5 times a week. I spent most of July trekking across south-central Iceland. Last summer, I sea-kayaked the length of Glacier Bay. Next week, I’m leaving for two weeks of hiking and climbing in the Alps. Lard assed? Plant your firm but pliant lips on my taut posterior, Read_Neck.
